gyre
柯林斯词典
1. N a circular or spiral movement or path 廻鏇或螺鏇運動; 螺鏇形軌跡
2. V to whirl 鏇轉
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gyre /dʒaɪə/
剑桥词典
- geography specialized
a circular pattern of ocean currents (= flows of water in a particular direction )
（海洋）環流
The area is one of the world’s five major ocean gyres – huge systems of rotating currents . 這一區域是世界上五大海洋環流之一：巨大的海水鏇轉流動系統。
literary
a circular movement in which each circle is above, below, or wider than the one before
鏇轉，廻鏇，廻轉，環動
The hawk wheels in a widening gyre. 雄鷹磐鏇的空間越來越大。 返回 gyre